“We can give him the ball and he can go and carry it the full length of the pitch. We have got a few players like that such as Daniel Johnson and Alan Browne, but Adam has come in and fitted in really well.”

The former Huddersfield Town boss has taken the reins until the end of the season, with his brief to save the Millers from relegation.

Warnock said: "A lot of it was down to my wife. She's not been well. But I think I might have got on her nerves Monday and Tuesday.

"When I told her I was favourite for the Rotherham job she said, 'Why don't you go for it?'. That was the encouragement I needed.

"It happened very quickly. When I met the chairman on Thursday, before we'd actually agreed anything, and I said I wanted to come up after the meeting and take training in the morning, I think he was a little bit shocked, I don't believe you should mess around, particularly at my age."

A home town hero, there had been rumours the former Liverpool star was being lined up to take over in the summer - Russell Slade's contract runs out at the end of the season and there have been no discussions about an extension as yet.

Craig Bellamy

Bellamy has done his coaching badges and wants to move into management, but the paper's sources suggest that the club do not yet feel the time is right for the Wales international to take charge in the capital.